27th August 2001

Green Express Railtours
Edinburgh Festival Scenic Cicular Tour

Locos Used 31459 & 31601

Route:
1Z90 : 05.55 Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z91 : 17.11 Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield

Locos Route
31459 + 31601 Sheffield - Meadowhall - Barnsley - Healy Mills - Wakefield Kirkgate - Normanton - Engine Shed Jn - Shipley - Skipton - Hellifield - (via S&C) - Carlisle - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
31601 + 31459 Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML, including Darlington station avoiding line) - York - Castleford - Wakefield Kirkgate - (reverse of outward route) - Sheffield

Source : Mark Sutton

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Bellamy)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Sheffield 05.55d 05.56   22.50a 23.02
Meadowhall 06.00a ~ 06.02d 06.01 ~ 06.06   22.38a ~ 22.40d 22.50 ~ 22.54
Chapeltown 06.09a ~ 06.10d ?   22.30a ~ 22.32 ?
Elsecar 06.16a ~ 06.17d ?   22.23a ~ 22.24d ?
Wombwell 06.21a ~ 06.22d ?   22.18a ~ 22.19d ?
Barnsley 06.28a ~ 06.30d 06.35   22.10a ~ 22.12d 22.09 ~ 22.14
Wakefield Kirkgate 06.45a ~ 06.47d 06.53 ~ 06.56   21.47a ~ 21.49d 21.41 ~ 21.47
Normanton 06.52a ~ 06.54d ?   21.37a ~ 21.39d ?

 

Location Booked Actual
Engine Shed Jn 07/12 ?
Armley Jn 07/18 ?
Shipley 07/27 ?
Keighley 07/39 ?
Skipton 07/53 ?
Hellifield 08.05a ~ 08.25d 08/10
Settle Jn 08/30 ?
Blea Moor 08/51 ?
Kirkby Stephen 09/13 ?
Appleby 09/28 ?
Carlisle 10.09a ~ 10.11d 09.48 ~ 10.01
Lockerbie 10/37 ?
Beattock Summit 11/09 ?
Carstairs South Jn 11/39 ?
Haymarket 12/27 ?
Edinburgh Waverley 12.30a ~ 17.11d 12.10 ~ 17.21
Drem 17/45 ?
Dunbar 17/58 ?
Berwick-upon-Tweed 18/42 ?
Alnmouth 19/09 ?
Morpeth 19/31 ?
Newcastle 19/59 ?
Durham 20/14 ?
Darlington 20/32 ?
Northallerton 20/42 ?
Thirsk 20/47 ?
York 21.11a ~ 21.16d 20.50 ~ 21.04

Timings continue in first table.
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